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Join me on this episode as I feature Kevin Bergman, MD who is the co-founder of the Global Ultrasound Institute and Sheila Masheti who is the Operations Leader for their East Africa branch in Kenya. The Global Ultrasound Institute provides comprehensive POCUS training through online courses, in-person workshops, and personalized mentorship. GUSI provides comprehensive POCUS training through online courses, in-person workshops, and personalized mentorship. Their curriculum covers a wide range of POCUS applications, from basic principles to advanced techniques, including musculoskeletal, OB, and liver imaging. GUSI aims to empower healthcare professionals with the skills to utilize POCUS effectively in various clinical settings.

For more information on the Global Ultrasound Institute, please refer their website below:

https://globalultrasoundinstitute.com/

To reach Dr. Kevin Bergman and Sheila Masheti, please see their email contacts:

kevin@globalultrasoundinstitute.com

smasheti@globalultrasoundinstitute.com

This is episode is sponsored by the following:

https://www.butterflynetwork.com/

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Join me on this special episode as we are featuring Dr. Sujith Kalathiveetil who sub­spe­cial­izes in the diag­no­sis and man­age­ment of struc­tur­al heart dis­ease. He is an expert in car­diac imag­ing (car­diac CT, 3D echocar­dio­g­ra­phy, nuclear car­di­ol­o­gy). He serves as med­ical direc­tor of echocar­dio­g­ra­phy for DuPage Med­ical Group, Illinois. He discusses the utility of Cardiac CT with fractional flow reserve especially in the Indian/ South East Asian community where CAD has a very high prevalence. He is joined by Sheena Kuriakose who is a transplant coordinator, RN who is currently employed by UI Health in Chicago. She shares her recent personal experience of being a patient and having had the FFR CT angiogram study done and how it helped her!

What is CT angiography with FFR:

A non-invasive method used to evaluate the severity of coronary artery disease by analyzing a CT scan of the heart to determine how much a blockage restricts blood flow. It combines anatomical information from the CT scan with computational fluid dynamics and artificial intelligence to create a 3D model of the coronary arteries, allowing for a more comprehensive assessment of blood flow compared to traditional CT angiography alone.

If you would like to reach out to Dr. Kalathiveetil or Sheena please see their emails below:

skalathi@gmail.com

Sheena913@yahoo.com

This episode was sponsored by Heartflow. https://www.heartflow.com/

Heartflow’s vision is to transform CAD from the leading cause of death into a disease that can be managed for life. Our first-of-its-kind AI analysis creates a detailed 3D model of the heart – a window into your patient’s future, empowering you with insights to personalize each treatment journey.

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This is a very special episode as we are featuring Dr. Jasleen Pannu who is an interventional pulmonologist, lung cancer advocate, and mentor on a mission to save lives through early detection and equity in care.

At Ohio State, she leads the Early Lung Cancer Detection Program at The James Cancer center — combining AI, community outreach, and advanced bronchoscopy to catch cancer before it’s too late. Their work has already led to over 100 curative diagnoses.

She also serves as President of Women in Interventional Pulmonology (WiIP), elevating women physicians through mentorship, leadership training, and global collaboration. In addition, Dr. Pannu is doing work with a mobile lung cancer screening unit in Ohio. The unit, called The James Mobile Lung Screening Unit, offers low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer, targeting individuals aged 50-80 who are current or former smokers with a history of smoking. The unit visits underserved areas like businesses, health departments, and churches, according to Ohio State Health & Discovery.

For more info on the the Ohio State- James cancer center please click on link below:

https://cancer.osu.edu/

If you would like to reach out to Dr. Pannu please email her at: jesspannu@gmail.com

This is episode is sponsored by the following:

https://www.butterflynetwork.com/

https://www.qure.ai/

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